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Week 11 Story: The Vampire and His Wife

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The Vampire and His Wife Once upon a time there was this beautiful young lady. She was blonde, had blue eyes and was average height. She was 22 years old and desperate to find love. One day, her friend sat her down and asked her what she is looking for in a man. “Tall, dark and handsome,” she blurted out immediately. The young lady searched for hours a day in hopes that she would meet her Prince Charming. She felt pressure to find love so quick because she was the only friend without it. She grew envious of her friends and was determined that 22 would be the year she was going to get married. One day, the young lady and her friend set out to the town to search for a man. They passed by many good-looking men, but the young lady was not satisfied. “Maybe we should just give up and try another day,” the young lady said in disappointment. Her friend declined her request and decided to take the young lady to one more place before she could give up. The young lady and her friend
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Extra Reading: Italian Unit

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I wanted to explore different readings than just the ones for this week. I went ahead and looked at the Italian Tales. I thoroughly enjoyed the stories because they were all unique and fun to read! My favorite story is explained below. From the Italian Tales, my favorite story was called, "Water and Salt." This was my favorite story because I was constantly on my toes. I wasn't sure what was going to happen next. I also enjoyed this story because throughout the reading, I experienced a variety of emotions. I felt sad at first when the youngest daughter was to be sent away and the dog was killed. I was joyful when the youngest daughter met her husband and got married. I was happy and proud of the daughter at the end when she stood up to her father. Overall, I loved this story. Salt being combined with Water Water and Salt Bibliography: "Water and Salt," By: Thomas Frederick Crane Italian
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Reading Notes: Cherokee Part B

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For the second part of readings, I was equally impressed as the first part. I actually had a lot of fun reading the Cherokee unit because each story was unique in the characters, but the theme seemed to be similar. Once again, I enjoyed most of these stories, but I took special notes on my favorite. My favorite story I read was called, "The Owl Gets Married." I liked this story for many reasons. For one, I love how they expressed the relationship between the mother and daughter. It was clear that the mother wanted to absolute best for her daughter, and went out to help search for the perfect husband, ideally a hunter. When the daughter was told that her mother found a hunter for her, she agreed to marry to him. Perhaps my favorite aspect of this story is the build up to the big plot twist. The fact that the man was actually an owl was something I was not expecting at all. An owl flying in nature Owl Bibliography:  "The Owl Gets Married," By: James M
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Reading Notes: Cherokee Part A

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I decided to check out the readings from the Cherokee Section. I liked this set of stories because they involved a variety of animals which I loved. Although I really enjoyed a lot of the stories I read, I have a favorite! My favorite story from the Cherokee section was called, "Why the Possum's Tail is Bare." It stood out to me because it was something that I could see happening in real life. It is a more realistic story line compared to some of the others. I liked how this story was set up. It had a brief overview of the animals, including the possum, the jealous rabbit, and the cricket. This story was fun to read because I was able to have a wide imagination. With the cricket being a barber, I had some ideas about what to picture. This story also made me a little sad. I felt so bad for the possum because he was so proud of his busy tail, and the jealous rabbit sabotaged him. A possum with a bare tail Possum Bibliography:  "Why the Possum's Tail
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Extra Reading: Nursery Rhymes

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I decided to explore different readings from future weeks in the book. I have been eagerly waiting for the week where I will be able to read nursery rhymes, so I went ahead and started reading a few. My favorite nursery rhyme from the options is "Peter Piper." I have always loved this nursery rhyme because I can remember being young and always trying to master the tongue twister that is present in this nursery rhyme. When I was reading it, it brought me back to those days. It is a very simple nursery rhyme, but it is also very complex in the way it is written. That is why I love it so much now and can appreciate it so much more as an adult. Nursery rhymes has always been interesting to me because they are all so creative. Peter Piper is extremely unique and creative, and I am so glad I had the opportunity to be taken back into my childhood. Little Peter Piper  Peter Piper Bibliography: "Peter Piper" by: John Harris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pipe
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Famous Last Words: Catching up

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I can’t believe that we are already on week TEN!! It is crazy how fast time is going. This week, I had a little extra time to complete some extra credit. I have been struggling this semester with time management and I am finally feeling like I am getting the hang of things. For this class, I have noticed a huge improvement, not only in just my writing, but also my creativity. I never really thought of myself as creative, but this class stretches my imagination in the best way possible. For the readings this week, I actually really enjoyed taking the time to read each one. I have found that once I find one reading that I enjoy, I liked every reading from that section. That happened for me this week; I found that I loved reading the stories from the Eskimo FolkTales. Some of the stories were hard to interpret because of how bizarre the writing and tone was, but overall, I really had fun reading them. I have already started writing my story for the week and I am really excited about it. I
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Reading Notes: Eskimo Part B

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Because I loved the first set of readings from the Eskimo folktales, I was intrigued to see what the second half readings would be like. In Part B, I actually had a couple stories I liked a lot, but my favorite one was the 3rd story I read. Out of all of the readings, my clear favorite was, "The Eagle and the Whale." This story was unique. I liked how wildly imaginative it was. My favorite readings from this semester are typically stories that are bizarre but that have a very relatable hidden meaning. For this story, I loved how the brothers cared so deeply for their 2 sisters. Once they realized that the eagle and the whale weren't right for them, they saved them. It reminds me a lot of how my brothers would be if I ever was in danger. An eagle flying above a whale  The Eagle and the Whale Bibliography: "The Eagle and the Whale" by: Knud Rasmussen http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/03/eskimo-folk-tales-eagle-and-whale.html
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